Davido's career has been recognized with major awards and nominations across Africa and internationally.
Among his notable recognitions are:
BET Awards — including Best International Act
MTV Europe Music Awards — including Best African Act / Best International Act recognition
MOBO Awards — including Best African Act
The Headies — including the Next Rated award and Album of the Year recognition
MTV Africa Music Awards
All Africa Music Awards
Nigerian Teen Choice Awards
GRAMMY Awards — five nominations through the 2026 awards
His GRAMMY nominations include:
Timeless — Best Global Music Album
“FEEL” — Best Global Music Performance
“UNAVAILABLE” featuring Musa Keys — Best African Music Performance
“Sensational” with Chris Brown and Lojay — Best African Music Performance
“With You” with Omah Lay — Best African Music Performance
Davido's career has been recognized with major awards and nominations across Africa and internationally.
Among his notable recognitions are:
BET Awards — including Best International Act
MTV Europe Music Awards — including Best African Act / Best International Act recognition
MOBO Awards — including Best African Act
The Headies — including the Next Rated award and Album of the Year recognition
MTV Africa Music Awards
All Africa Music Awards
Nigerian Teen Choice Awards
GRAMMY Awards — five nominations through the 2026 awards
His GRAMMY nominations include:
Timeless — Best Global Music Album
“FEEL” — Best Global Music Performance
“UNAVAILABLE” featuring Musa Keys — Best African Music Performance
“Sensational” with Chris Brown and Lojay — Best African Music Performance
“With You” with Omah Lay — Best African Music Performance
Built a career spanning more than a decade at the forefront of Nigerian and African popular music.
Helped take Afrobeats and Nigerian pop further into international mainstream audiences.
Founded Davido Music Worldwide (DMW) in 2016 and developed it into a prominent African record label.
Earned five GRAMMY nominations through the 2026 awards.
Received three GRAMMY nominations at the 2024 awards for Timeless, “FEEL” and “UNAVAILABLE.”
Timeless became a major international success and was described by Sony Music as the biggest African album in Apple Music history.
“UNAVAILABLE” became one of Davido's biggest international records and reached No. 3 on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart in 2023.
5ive reached No. 7 on the UK Official Albums Chart.
Continued expanding his international catalogue through collaborations with major artists across Africa and the wider global music industry.
Davido's career has been recognized with major awards and nominations across Africa and internationally.
Among his notable recognitions are:
BET Awards — including Best International Act
MTV Europe Music Awards — including Best African Act / Best International Act recognition
MOBO Awards — including Best African Act
The Headies — including the Next Rated award and Album of the Year recognition
MTV Africa Music Awards
All Africa Music Awards
Nigerian Teen Choice Awards
GRAMMY Awards — five nominations through the 2026 awards
His GRAMMY nominations include:
Timeless — Best Global Music Album
“FEEL” — Best Global Music Performance
“UNAVAILABLE” featuring Musa Keys — Best African Music Performance
“Sensational” with Chris Brown and Lojay — Best African Music Performance
“With You” with Omah Lay — Best African Music Performance